drive·way

(drīv′wā′)

A private road that connects a house, garage, or other building with the street.

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driveway

(ˈdraɪvˌweɪ)

(Civil Engineering) a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road; drive

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

drive•way

(ˈdraɪvˌweɪ)

n.

1. a road, esp. a private one, leading from a street or other thoroughfare to a building, house, garage, etc.

2. any road for driving on.

[1865–70, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

driveway - a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

private road, drive

road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around

Translations

مـُمَرٌّ خاصٌّ لِلسِّيَّارات

příjezdová cesta

indkørsel

Auffahrt Einfahrt

ιδιωτικός δρόμος

calzada camino de entrada entrada

ajotiepihatie

allée

prilaz

passo carraio

車道

차도

dovoz

uppfartsväg

ถนนส่วนบุคคล

kişinin evinin önündeki özel yol

đường lái xe vào nhà

私人车道

driveway

[ˈdraɪvweɪ] N → entrada f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

driveway

[ˈdraɪvweɪ] n → allée f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

driveway

[ˈdraɪvˌweɪ] n → vialetto d'accesso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

driveway

→ مـُمَرٌّ خاصٌّ لِلسِّيَّارات příjezdová cesta indkørsel Auffahrt ιδιωτικός δρόμος camino de entrada, entrada pihatie allée prilaz passo carraio 車道 차도 oprit innkjørsel wjazd entrada para carros подъездная дорожка uppfartsväg ถนนส่วนบุคคล kişinin evinin önündeki özel yol đường lái xe vào nhà 私人车道

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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The gates flew open as the chariot appeared before them, and the Cowardly Lion and Hungry Tiger trotted up a jeweled driveway to the front door of the palace and stopped short.

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As his naked feet struck the graveled driveway, he stopped abruptly, reached under the steps to a hiding-place he knew well, and pulled forth a huge knotty club--his old companion on many a mad night adventure on the hills.

Beyond the brightly illuminated driveway the trees formed a wall of impenetrable blackness.

The tide of battle swept out from among the trees and upon the driveway just beneath the onlookers.

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One after the other, like spurred steeds, the cars leaped into the blackness, took the curve of the driveway, and were gone.

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but isn't this a perfectly beautiful house?" she broke off fervently, as they turned into the wide driveway.

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He thought of mornings in Winesburg and of how the stones in the graveled driveway by Banker White's house were wet with dew and glistened in the morning light.

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"Gid-dap!" cried the boy, and at the word Jim slowly trotted into the courtyard and drew the buggy along the jewelled driveway to the great entrance of the royal palace.

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Almost on the outskirts of town he left Saxon on the county road and went up a long driveway to what appeared a large farm.

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By the light of the driveway lamps Jurgis could see that it had towers and huge gables, like a medieval castle.

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At home I found a note from Paul, asking me to come up immediately, and it was high noon when I came spinning up the driveway on my wheel.

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The house was approached by gravelled driveways which wound about through wide-spreading lawns and under the interlacing boughs of tall poplars.

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